Book One of the Archidox original: Liber primus Archidox. This title refers to Paracelsus’s work Archidoxis, or "The Arch-Doctrines."

...[the ot]her part original: hen thail; likely the conclusion of den andern thail (the other part) from the previous page., as a memorial to ourselves, which we wish to withhold / and speak of only with ourselves / and our own / having written / and writing for them clearly enough / so that it does not fall among the common people. For we do not wish to reveal / show / or surrender / our mind and thoughts / heart and soul / to the deaf: and thus we enclose them / with a good wall / and with a key.

But if it should happen / that this work of ours is not protected from such idiots / who are the enemies of all arts: we shall leave unwritten / the tenth book concerning the use of all the others / so that we do not toss a "joy-ape" original: freudaffen. A metaphorical term for something that brings foolish or unearned pleasure; Paracelsus likely means he won't give his critics the "key" that makes the other books easy to use. to the idols: But nevertheless it will be understood well enough by our own.

And as we speak thus of the arts / we must know concerning the Microcosm De Microcosmo; the "little world," the Paracelsian concept that the human being is a miniature version of the entire universe, in which all such things are tested and shown / what is within him that takes up medicine Medicin / and mixes with it / and also allows the medicine to overpower it / so that it follows / like a tamed horse / and a raging dog / that is led on a leash: It is for us to understand / That thus the medicine draws Nature / and everything in which life stands / wherein three things meet us / which show us / by what power these things achieve such an accomplishment.

First / for what reasons the five senses sensus are improved through the mysteries Mysteria of nature: Since / they are not of nature / nor do they grow naturally / like a herb from a seed: for there is no matter that provides this.

Second / the mobility of the body to...